Agenda and minutes

At this point, members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on this agenda.

At this point, Members were asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they had in the business on the agenda.

Councillor Merrett declared personal non-prejudicial interests in agenda items 4a & 4b (Council Depot, Foss Islands Road, York), in relation to any cycling issues, as an honorary member of the Cyclists’ Touring Club and a member of Cycling England.

Councillor Moore declared personal non-prejudicial interests personal non-prejudicial interests in agenda items 4a & 4b (Council Depot, Foss Islands Road, York) as a member of the York Natural Environment Trust.

Councillor Reid declared personal prejudicial interests in agenda items 4a & 4b (Council Depot, Foss Islands Road, York) as her sons were employed by Homebase.  She left the room and took no part in the discussions and decisions on these items.

Councillor I Waudby declared a personal non-prejudicial interest in agenda item 5 (The Racecourse and Terry’s Factory Conservation Area Character Appraisal – Consultation Draft) as her sister in law lived in the consultation area.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meetings of the Planning Committee held on 27^th June 2006 and 6^th July 2006.

Members requested that in the future long bullet-pointed lists be referenced with numbering.

RESOLVED:That the minutes of the meetings of the Planning Committee held on 27June 2006 and 6 July 2006 be approved and signed as a correct record.

It is at this point in the meeting that members of the public who have registered their wish to speak can do so. The deadline for registering is by 5pm the day before the meeting. Members of the public can speak on specific planning applications or on other agenda items or matters within the remit of the committee.

To register please contact the Democracy Officer for the meeting, on the details at the foot of this agenda.

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak, under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme, on general issues within the remit of the Committee.

This item invites Members to determine the following planning applications:

Members considered a schedule of reports of the Assistant Director (Planning and Sustainable Development), relating to the following planning applications, outlining the proposals and relevant policy considerations and setting out the views and the advice of consultees and officers.

Members considered a general regulations application, submitted by City of York Council, for the variation of conditions attached to the outline planning permission relating to the redevelopment of the Council Depot and adjoining land at Foss Islands Road for a retail scheme (Ref: 06/00338/GRG3).

The case officer gave an update on the application, which clarified the site history, described the differences between the approved scheme for the site and this application, and proposed the following amendments and additions to conditions:

·  To condition 14, to the third sentence to read, “This scheme shall be implemented within a period of six months of the completion of phase one of the development, apart from where such implementation would prevent the reasonable access to operating businesses on phase 2 of the development, and for which a variation of the requirement for implementation has been agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority”;

·  To conditions 15, 16, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59 and 60, to make reference to the phased implementation of the development;

·  To add a condition requiring the landscaping scheme for the green corridor  to be implemented and all cycle and pedestrian routes to be available for use prior to the first use of phase 1 of the development;

·  To add a condition requiring, prior to the commencement of phase 1 of the development, the submission and approval of details of any temporary arrangements which may be required for the provision of the cycle and pedestrian route across the access to the operating premises in phase 2 of the development.

Representations were received from York Natural Environment Trust in objection to the application and from the applicant’s agent in support of the application.

Some Members reiterated their concerns regarding the extent of the green corridor proposed for the site.  Officers advised that no changes to the green corridor were sought in this application.  Members noted that, since the consideration of the earlier applications for this site, policies relating to green corridors had been strengthened in the Development Control Local Plan and queried whether these could now be applied to this application.  Councillor Merrett proposed and Councillor Simpson-Laing seconded a motion to defer the application for provision of advice as to whether it could be assessed against these strengthened policies and also for the provision of the full wording for the amended conditions.  On being put to the vote, this motion was lost. 

Members proposed the addition of a condition requiring a management plan for landscaping and ecology, in perpetuity, and an informative requesting the developer to liaise with the York Natural Environment Trust (YNET) regarding the detailed landscaping plans, with the Council’s Landscaping Officer co-ordinating the discussions.  It was also noted that informative 2 in the report related to the previously approved outline application and was therefore no longer relevant and could be deleted.

Members requested that condition 23, relating to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 13a

Members considered a major reserved matters  application, submitted by Keyland Gregory (retail) Ltd. and Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc., for the variation of condition 1 (schedule of approved plans) of the reserved matters decision notice for the proposed Foss Islands Retail Park to show an amended site layout and elevational changes (Ref: 06/00333/REMM).

Representations were received from York Natural Environment Trust in objection to the application and from the applicant’s agent in support of the application.

RESOLVED:                        That the application be approved, subject to:

(a)    The Secretary of State allowing the Local Planning Authority to determine the application;

(b)    The amendment of the Section 106 Agreement to refer to this variation application;

(c)     The conditions listed in the report, supplementing those on reserved matters approval 04/04381/REM.

REASON:In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority the proposal, subject to the conditions listed, would not cause undue harm to interests of acknowledged importance, with particular reference to highway safety, visual amenity, setting of the listed building, drainage and flooding.  As such the proposal complies with Policies of Regional Planning Guidance Note 12, Revised Spatial Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber (2004), Policies T10 and E4 of the North Yorkshire County Structure Plan (Alteration No.3 Adopted 1995) and Policies GP1, GP3, GP4, GP11, HE2, T4, T13, NE7 and NE8 of the City of York Local Plan Deposit Draft.

This report requests Members to approve a draft consultation character appraisal for the Racecourse and Terry’s Factory Conservation Area, for consultation.  This document is contained within Annex C.

NOTE:

Annex C to this report has colour maps, photos and plans. Colour copies of this are available as follows:

• Online at www.york.gov.uk (see meetings).
• For inspection upon request at the Guildhall, St Helen’s Square, York, YO1 9QN. Please ask for Rowan Hindley.
• A copy is available in the Members Library for Members.

Colour copies will be available at the meeting.

Members received a report which sought their approval of a draft character appraisal for the Racecourse and Terry’s Factory Conservation Area, for consultation.  This document was attached as Annex C of the report.

A copy of the consultation leaflet was circulated to Members.  Members proposed a number of amendments to the draft character appraisal and the consultation process, as set out below.

RESOLVED:(i) That the Racecourse and Terry’s Factory Conservation Area Character Appraisal (Consultation Draft), attached at Annex C of the report, be approved for use as a consultation documents, with the following amendments:

(a)   To include reference to the clock mechanism in the Terry’s clock tower;

(b)   To include reference to views from the river;

(c)   To include reference to views from National Cycle Route 66;

(d)   To include reference to views from Bishopthorpe Road;

(e)   To include reference to the views of local residents from nearby roads, such as Campleshon Road and Albemarle Road;

(f)     To include reference to the views of local residents from Mount Vale Road;

(g)   To amend paragraph 2.10 to clarify that changes to the conservation area boundaries were not recommended;

(h)   To correct paragraph 8.01 to state that Park Pavilion Field was to the east of Racecourse Road;

(i)     To make reference to the Knavesmire being part of Micklegate Stray;

(j)      To change the format for chapter numbering from 1.0, 2.0, etc to 1, 2, etc;

(k)   To refer to photographs as “plates” rather than “figures”;

(l)      To append all of the maps at the end of the document, so that they are easy to locate;

(m)To investigate the options available for colour printing within the available budget, or, if this was not possible, to improve the black and white print quality of the photographs;

(n)   To correct any typographical or grammatical errors;

(ii)That a map showing the properties to be consulted be circulated to Committee Members and local Ward Members, to allow suggestions to be submitted for the inclusion of additional streets;

(iii)That the following groups and organisations be included in the consultation:

(a)   Small businesses;

(b)   Organisations representing the hotel trade;

(c)   Sustrans;

(d)   British Waterways and other organisations representing river users;

(e)   Residents of houseboats;

(f)     Fulford Parish Council;

(iv)              That the consultation leaflet be amended to include:

(a)   The times and venues of the masterplanning events that the developer was holding;

                        (b) A question as to whether the conservation area boundary should be changed;

(v)          That the consultation period be extended to mid-September.

REASON:(a) To provide a thorough analysis of the character of the Conservation Area, in line with current guidance from English Heritage, and to provide a clearly written consultation document, which is capable of amendment where required;

(b)         Following formal adoption of the final document, to help the formulation and determination of development proposals within the conservation area and especially the Terry’s Factory site;

(c)         To help the Council meet the yearly targets set by BVPI 219b (percentage of conservation areas in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.